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Smokey Bear's 80th Birthday Reading Challenge [Children]

10/15/2024 @ 9:30am - 10/31/2024 @ 9:00pm
Children
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Children’s Area
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

For children. Starting September 3, stop by the Children's Desk to pick up the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge sheet. You have September through October to complete and return it, and then you'll be entered into a raffle.

Toddler Storytime [18 - 30 months AND an adult]

10:15am - 11:00am
Children
In-person
Registration
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

For 18-30 months AND an adult. Listen to a story, sing, dance and play!

YA 3D Halloween Papercraft

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens, Tweens
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Teen Area
Age Group: Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Take a two dimensional Halloween picture and turn it into a 3D work of art.

Meatball Time at Café Castello [K - 5th AND an adult]

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children
In-person
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

For grades K - 5th AND an adult. Join us at Café Castello in Bellport Village (141 S Country Rd) and learn how to make your own delicious meatballs! We will also read some stories.

Social Work Intern

5:00pm - 9:00pm
Adults
Health & Wellness, Help and Information
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Main Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Help and Information
Event Details:

Our social work student intern from Stony Brook University provides patrons with information, referrals and paperwork for housing, treatment, social services and more.

She can help with:

Yoga

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Exercise
Closed
Registration
Payment
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A and B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Sabrina Perrino instructs yoga with a mindful approach. Pose modifications available. Balance breath and movement to find synchronicity. 

Disclaimer(s)

EXERCISE PROGRAM DISCLAIMER

By registering for this program, I hereby release the South Country Library, its trustees, employees, and agents, from any and all liability from any accident or claim of injury and/or property damage incurred by me as a result of my participation in the exercise programs held by the Library. I agree to assume any and all risks associated with my participation in the programs and I represent that my physician has certified that I am physically capable of participating in the programs for which I enroll. I acknowledge that I have read the foregoing release, am executing it knowingly, voluntarily, willfully and free from any coercion, and am fully aware of its contents and legal effects.

Monster Scavenger Hunt [Children]

10/15/2024 @ 9:30pm - 10/31/2024 @ 9:00pm
Children
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Children’s Area
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

For children. This month's activity is Monster Scavenger Hunt. Can you find the monsters lurking in the Children's Dept.? Pick up a scavenger sheet at the Children's Desk and find them all.

Tiny Mother Goose [newborn - 12 months AND an adult]

10:00am - 10:30am
Children
In-person
Registration
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

For newborn - 12 months AND an adult. A special Mother Goose time for the littlest ones. We'll sing, say and play along with Mother Goose rhymes.

Mah-Jongg Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Drop-in, Games and Trivia
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Drop-in, Games and Trivia
Event Details:

Enjoy this ancient game with fellow enthusiasts.

*No registration. Please sign attendance sheet.*

Canasta Club

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Drop-in, Games and Trivia
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Drop-in, Games and Trivia
Event Details:

Play a game or two of this multi-deck card game.

*No registration. Please sign attendance sheet.*

Chess Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens, Tweens
Clubs, Games and Trivia
Open
Registration
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Teen Area
Age Group: Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Clubs, Games and Trivia
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Hang out and play a game of chess with other Chess enthusiasts!

Possible rain date for Pumpkin Storytime at Glover Farms [Children AND an adult]

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children
In-person
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Event Details:

We will notify the families who registered for the October 9 session if we need to use this rain date.

Teen Advisory Group

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens, Tweens
Community Service
Open
Registration
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Teen Area
Age Group: Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Community Service
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Share your ideas and help us plan library programs.

Earn 1 hour of community service.

Hanging Bats [Pre-K - 2nd]

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Children
In-person
Registration
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

For Pre-K - 2nd. Create your own hanging bat masterpiece.

Registration for this in-person program opens on October 1 at 9:30 am. Register at the library, online, or by phone at 631-286-0818 x2.  

Autumn Trees Painting

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Celebrate Autumn by painting a landscape of shimmering Autumn trees in a field, using Acrylic paint on a 9”x12” canvas. 

 

Writer's Workshop

6:45pm - 8:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Writing
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Interested in receiving direct feedback on your writing from other writers? Join the writer’s workshop where writers read their work and share comments.

Mother Goose series [Newborn - 35 months AND an adult]

10:00am - 10:30am
Children
In-person
Registration
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

For newborn - 35 months AND an adult. Sing, say and play along with Mother Goose rhymes and meet other parents/caregivers in the area. 

Tai Chi

11:30am - 12:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Exercise
Open
Registration
Payment
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A and B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Laurince McElroy instructs on the art’s most popular form: the 24-Posture Form in Medium Frame Yang-Style.

Disclaimer(s)

EXERCISE PROGRAM DISCLAIMER

By registering for this program, I hereby release the South Country Library, its trustees, employees, and agents, from any and all liability from any accident or claim of injury and/or property damage incurred by me as a result of my participation in the exercise programs held by the Library. I agree to assume any and all risks associated with my participation in the programs and I represent that my physician has certified that I am physically capable of participating in the programs for which I enroll. I acknowledge that I have read the foregoing release, am executing it knowingly, voluntarily, willfully and free from any coercion, and am fully aware of its contents and legal effects.

Thelma

2:00pm - 3:45pm
Adults, Seniors
Movie
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:
(PG-13), 97 minutes Inspired by a real-life experience of the director’s own grandmother, shines the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero.

Storycraft for Littles series [3-5 years AND an adult]

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Children
In-person
Registration
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

For 3-5 years AND an adult. Join us for some books and a craft.

Registration for this in-person, 3-session series opens on October 1 at 9:30 am. Register at the library, online, or by phone at 631-286-0818 x2.

Social Work Intern

5:00pm - 9:00pm
Adults
Health & Wellness, Help and Information
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Main Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Help and Information
Event Details:

Our social work student intern from Stony Brook University provides patrons with information, referrals and paperwork for housing, treatment, social services and more.

She can help with:

Conversation Skills for English Learners (September - October)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
ESOL
Registration
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Study Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ESOL
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Practice your English conversation and improve your vocabulary and grammar.

Practica tu conversación en inglés y mejora tu vocabulario y gramática.

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A and B
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the library.

 

Possible rain date for Pumpkin Storytime at Glover Farms [Children AND an adult]

10:00am - 11:00am
Children
In-person
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Event Details:

We will notify the families who registered for the June 11 session if we need to use this rain date.